We in the Philosophy Department are dedicated to cutting-edge
research, innovative teaching, and close attention to the
achievement of our students. Explore this website to learn more
about the opportunities we offer for both undergraduate and
advanced graduate education.

Outstanding Research

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Faculty of the Philosophy Department include well-published
scholars in most of the major areas of the field, and our books and
articles have had a significant impact in contemporary debates. For
information about the external grants that support some of our
research, see:

Students will explore both historical and contemporary
philosophical issues while developing the skills of expression and
analysis that are indispensable for critical thinking. Studies at
UB are supported by a large library of both print and web
materials.

The Philosophy Department has a long and distinguished history
of pluralistic approaches to the discipline. Our current faculty
include scholars whose research is at the forefront of advances in
contemporary philosophy.

Debates and Dialogues

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The Philosophy Department sponsors regular colloquia and lecture
series, bringing in speakers from all over the country. Within the
Department, there are several active discussion groups that involve
both faculty and students.

The Philosophy Department is pleased to announce that Dr.
Ryan Muldoon will be joining our faculty beginning in the Fall,
2015. Dr. Muldoon is presently a Senior Research Fellow in the
Philosophy, Politics and Economics program at the University of
Pennsylvania, where he received his PhD in 2009. In addition to
social and political philosophy, his specialties include philosophy
of science and epistemology. See
more on Muldoon's profile page.

Epistemology concerns theories of knowledge, including
examination of perception and reasoning. Epistemology bridges
metaphysics–insofar as it posits theories of how reality
comes to be known, and philosophy of mind, inasmuch as knowledge
engages mental faculties.

Aesthetics concerns the philosophy of perception and responses
to works of art and nature. Study of emotional responses to art
connects aesthetics to epistemology and ethics, and questions about
the status of cultural artifacts join aesthetics with
metaphysics.